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bottlewatercresswelcomewhat is itwhiskeywidgetwintermelonwireworldworld aids dayworld heritagewormwotdyakiimoyakikuri gohanyamaboshiyamagatayamashinayamoriyellow hibiscusyozakurayukatayukkeyuuhiyuzenzakurozebra dovezenzaizoheikyokuOur Adventures in JapanKat &amp; Satoshi&#39;s eating and traveling adventures around Japan (and sometimes Hawaii)http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (K and S)Blogger3551125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-7816075780642019801Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-12-09T08:00:15.594+09:00culture shockpersimmonwinterkimorigaki I've always thought that the reason people with kaki trees left kaki (persimmon) on the trees were because...a)they didn't eat them, b)grew tired of them or c)just couldn't reach them.
The other day, the weather dude taught me something new...kimorigaki (key-mow-ree-gah-key).
Kimorigaki is when you pick the amount of kaki that you will eat and share the rest with the birds/deer/monkeys/wild http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/12/kimorigaki.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-8698791442583080524Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-12-08T08:00:12.539+09:00daily stuffleaveswinterginkgo Saturday, the weather was really sunny so the ginkgo leaves were really golden.
Monday, the golden color was deeper but still very pretty.
I think the fall colors will soon be over.
http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/12/ginkgo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-3575653552970169651Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-12-07T08:00:12.175+09:00cafehonmachiosakawintermorning glass coffee Morning Glass Coffee recently opened a shop in Osaka.
I've only been to the one in Manoa once, but that was awhile ago.
I remember the Manoa location being quite cozy, so I was surprised when I visited the one in Osaka on Monday.
This place was really spacious!
Prices are relatively the same as the Manoa menu.
I tried the Mac and Cheese Pancakes with Bacon...1000 yen + 200 yen (bacon)
http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/12/morning-glass-coffee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-3846283028246053672Mon, 05 Dec 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-12-06T08:00:35.529+09:00coffeeshinsaibashiwinterlilo coffee We tried Lilo Coffee recently.
Their system to ordering was a bit confusing, but in the end we ordered cups of Brazil and East Timor...350 yen (tax included) each.
I love how they give profiles of each coffee they serve.
Satoshi thought his cup of coffee (Brazil) was a bit lukewarm, while I enjoyed my cup (East Timor).
I'll be back.
Lilo Coffee
1-10-28 Nishi-Shinsaibashi
Chuo, Osaka
Phone:http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/12/lilo-coffee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-8430410868442597791Sun, 04 Dec 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-12-05T08:00:07.118+09:00minami osakashinsekaiwesternwintergrill bon I've had Grill Bon bookmarked for a long time. It's the beef katsu sandwich that made me bookmark them.
Finally, we got to try them on Saturday.
We arrived 10 minutes before opening and there were already 6 people ahead of us.
The shop is teeny.
3 counter seats, and 3 tables for 4.
Their lunch service is only 2 hours, so you should try to get there as early as possible.
Satoshi tried http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/12/grill-bon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-3505691569023687542Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:50:00 +00002016-12-02T09:50:16.098+09:00chickenokarawinterokara chicken fingers Was craving mochiko chicken, but wanted to use the dry okara that I have, so I marinated some chicken breast in the wet ingredients for mochiko chicken, then just before frying, I coated each piece with some dry okara.
I didn't deep fry, just pan fried, so am wondering if this may be the reason the outside didn't turn out crisp.
Still, it was a nice way to cut some carbs and soothe my mochiko http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/12/okara-chicken-fingers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-6427538919527441845Thu, 01 Dec 2016 03:10:00 +00002016-12-01T12:10:14.727+09:00ikedastollenwintera terre We recently tried Patisserie A Terre's stollen.
It has marzipan in it and I enjoyed all the different dried fruits in it too.
They'll be moving soon, so I look forward to seeing their new shop.http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-terre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-6778225660949093390Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:31:00 +00002016-11-30T19:31:10.324+09:00autumndaily stuffminooso fast Hard to believe that there is only a month left for this year.
We're supposed to get more rain tomorrow.
Was nice seeing some of the yellow gingko leaves today.
Hope your November was a nice one.
http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/so-fast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1661184254172657883Mon, 28 Nov 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-11-29T08:00:05.724+09:00autumncafeminoocoffee uta There is a tiny cafe we stumbled upon...Coffee Uta.
From the outside, it looks like someone's house, but if you look carefully, you'll see a sign and realize they are a cafe.
It was a nice space with lots of natural light coming in from a skylight.
I had their orange toast plate with coffee 1050 yen...this came with a small salad and some orange pieces.
I loved their toast, speckled with http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/coffee-uta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-8460671811742921856Sun, 27 Nov 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-11-28T08:00:17.793+09:00autumnii fufuminoosakuraimenu Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving.
It isn't a holiday here, but Black Friday is slowly catching on here.
Since Satoshi went out on a drinking thingy on Tuesday, which was Ii Fufu no Hi (literally good couple day), we went out for dinner at Menu the next day which was a national holiday (Kinro Kansha no Hi, like a combination of Labor Day and Thanksgiving).
Dinner started out with a plate http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/menu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-2686516324999271901Thu, 24 Nov 2016 04:04:00 +00002016-11-24T13:04:05.014+09:00appetizerautumngyozarecipesinari gyoza There is a new recipe that is getting quite a bit of attention here...Inari Gyoza.
Instead of using gyoza wrappers, you stuff the gyoza filling into an aburage pocket.
The recipe was super easy, so I had to try.
Inari Gyoza by Yanagisawa Hideko : 2 servings
150 grams minced pork
2 handfuls of minced chives
salt
pepper
4 thin aburage (fried tofu)
Cut each aburage in half so that you have ahttp://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/inari-gyoza.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-2926247914934173984Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-11-23T08:00:01.027+09:00autumngiftsmade in japanwrappingmuji If you've been reading this blog for awhile, I think you know how much I love MUJI.
I recently saw this "make your own gift" can on television.
They come in 3 sizes.
The top is sealed.
You need to fill the can from the bottom.
It holds quite a bit.
They recommend not putting in anything too fragile and not over stuffing it.
Then pop the bottom on.
I decorated the can with masking http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/muji.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-2821544829428039999Tue, 22 Nov 2016 00:27:00 +00002016-11-22T09:27:09.332+09:00autumndisastergood coupleii fufutohokuii fufu (photo taken on Sunday in Osaka)
Today is Ii Fufu (good couple) day in Japan.
I've written about this before here.
Sadly, the Tohoku area had another big one (earthquake) this morning.
They were told to evacuate and are on tsunami watch.
Hoping there won't be too much damage this time.
Sending hugs to Tohoku and the surrounding areas.
http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/ii-fufu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-6021958170449043422Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:51:00 +00002016-11-21T12:51:18.202+09:00autumnbagscoffeefoodiefrenchkyotoleavesfoodie friday in kyoto We've been having rain off and on. Kinda gloomy.
Friday was forecast for sun, so I made sure to get out and about.
I started by walking around Tofukuji.
I didn't want to pay admission and fight the crowds, so I just admired the fall colors from afar.
Then I went to Demachi Futaba and queued up for some sweets.
They have been in business for over 100 years...
Love their mame mochi (mochi http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/foodie-friday-in-kyoto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-571230820568583404Thu, 17 Nov 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-11-18T08:00:11.684+09:00autumnbeverageodds and endssnacksthings I'm liking It's been awhile since I did one of these...
Ika-ten that we brought back from Onomichi...fried, a little fishy (from the squid), sweet & salty...super good with beer.
The holiday cups at Starbucks.
Apparently there are 10 different designs by artists from all over the world, 2 designs per beverage size.
Sparkling green tea with yuzu.
I'm usually not a fan of flavored green teas, but thishttp://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/things-im-liking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-7644562567679803182Thu, 17 Nov 2016 03:24:00 +00002016-11-17T12:24:31.669+09:00appleautumnmuffinsokarapecanredore-vamp I recently made a batch of Ellie Krieger's Apple Pecan Muffins.
I added some kanso okara (dry okara) in place of half of the flour amount.
I'm glad that this muffin still turned out very moist.
Though I was bummed that the adjustable element in my oven, decided to adjust itself while the batch of muffins were baking and the muffin papers got a bit scorched.
At least there wasn't a fire (http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/re-vamp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-6414889541579822414Tue, 15 Nov 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-11-16T08:00:27.104+09:00appetizerautumnkamabokopupurecipestempurafishcake tempura Remember the ikamenchi we had in Tohoku?
Well, when I tasted it, it reminded me of something my mom used to make for parties...
Luckily, the recipe for it was in one of the cookbooks I have...
Fishcake Tempura : "Recipes Please" makes 18-24 more or less depending on how you scoop the mixture
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup water
1 egg
1/2 cup fishcake (kamaboko), http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/fishcake-tempura.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-3709729100247844060Mon, 14 Nov 2016 23:00:00 +00002016-11-15T08:00:20.363+09:00autumnsanshikisaidosuitasanshikisaido The weather was clear, no clouds, just blue sky on Saturday.
Satoshi and I went to check out Sanshikisaido.
The colors were a bit muted, probably from all the ups and downs with the temps.
But it was still nice to get out and about.http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/sanshikisaido.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1881137731480107563Mon, 14 Nov 2016 02:39:00 +00002016-11-14T11:39:54.500+09:00autumnikedasweetsrocket I recently tried a new pastry shop in our neighborhood called Rocket.
They make lots of different sweets.
I noticed that they also did some pastry, so I tried their apple pie.
The apple filling was caramelized, not what I was envisioning, but I enjoyed it, especially the flaky pastry.
I'll go back so we can try something for Christmas.
Rocket
1-9-3 Iguchido
Ikeda, Osaka
Phone: http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/rocket.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-2684312527807657073Fri, 11 Nov 2016 04:34:00 +00002016-11-11T13:34:41.553+09:00autumncondimentculture shockculture shock Yesterday, I made Grilled Thai Beef Salad for dinner.
I had to marinate the meat ahead of time and had to open a new bottle of fish sauce...
When I opened the cap, I was puzzled because I've never seen anything like this...
I tried to slip a butter knife in between the crevices to pry it open...nope.
Frustrated...I got a pushpin and "stabbed" the nub several times, creating a "shower head" http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/culture-shock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-266622739028487314Thu, 10 Nov 2016 03:50:00 +00002016-11-10T12:50:21.947+09:00autumnhiroshimatravelfukuyama-osakaLike I mentioned in my previous post, we had picked up some baked items from Koro in Onomichi for our breakfast.
It was nice that the hotel we stayed at had a coffee machine in the lobby, so we picked up some coffees and had breakfast in our room.
I had noticed that the castle was having a chrysanthemum exhibit, so after breakfast, we went to check it out.
We also went in search of lunch to http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/fukuyama-osaka.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1370471566702732579Wed, 09 Nov 2016 04:39:00 +00002016-11-09T13:39:59.172+09:00autumnhiroshimaonomichitraveltakehara-onomichi-fukuyama It had been 10 years since we visited Onomichi.
The last time we visited, we took the cable car up and made our way down.
This time around, we started from the bottom and worked our way up through different alleyways and shrines.
There were lots of cats here and there.
We saw a display of kiku (chrysanthemums) so beautiful!
This particular cat was snoring so loud!
It was the first timehttp://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/takehara-onomichi-fukuyama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-7836664261836947641Tue, 08 Nov 2016 03:40:00 +00002016-11-08T12:41:35.112+09:00autumncakeshiroshimaokonomiyakiomiyageshikokusweetstravelimabari-okunoshima-takeharaFrom Imabari, it took us about 40 minutes to get to Inokuchi Port by bus.
Before getting on the bus, Satoshi called a taxi company to meet us at Inokuchi Port, so that they could take us to Sakari Port.
When Satoshi had called, he explained that we wanted to catch the ferry to Okunoshima.
To get to Inokuchi Port, you need to cross the Shimanami Kaido, a roadway that links the small islands in http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/imabari-okunoshima-takehara.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-5808082972092402866Mon, 07 Nov 2016 04:17:00 +00002016-11-07T13:17:11.235+09:00autumnehimeshikokutravelosaka-imabari From Osaka it is almost 6 hours by bus to Imabari.
Imabari is located in Ehime Prefecture which is in Shikoku.
By the time we reached Imabari, it was close to 14:00 and we were starving.
Lunch was at Hakurakuten, a place that serves all sorts of local b-kyu gurume (b-class gourmet).
We tried their yakibuta tamago meshi...750 yen (tax included) comes with egg drop soup.
In a bowl, rice is http://katnsatoshiinjapan.blogspot.com/2016/11/osaka-imabari.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (K and S)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-7330405897719000744Tue, 01 Nov 2016 05:00:00 +00002016-11-07T13:21:08.245+09:00autumndaily stuffpost officefoodie stamps The foodie stamps for overseas holiday cards went on sale today.
A couple of weeks ago, I put in an order for some, but, the post office didn't seem to confident that they could fill my order...WT?
In fact, they want me to come next week to pick the order up....
Dunno why they can't have these stamps year round.
Anyway, since I don't trust the post office, I went to pick some up anyway.
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